NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 18: Phil Jackson stands for photos during his introductory press conference as President of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 18, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Phil Jackson likely to get fined for comments on college player

Posted by on Feb 27, 2015 18:07

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson was at the Ohio State-Nebraska game scouting Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell. However, Jackson made some comments on him that were inappropriate by the NBA’s standards and according to Yahoo! Sports, he is likley get a fine for it.

It is against the NBA rules to publicly comment on a draft-ineligible player — meaning a collegiate player who is playing in-season in this case — and this is not the first time Jackson has been fined this year as he was fined for talking about Derek Fisher as a head coach while he was still under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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